Moonglow by Mike Birch from 1968

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Wayne_H
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Re: Moonglow by Mike Birch from 1968

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Looks great, well done👏👏
Cheers,

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Shaun
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Re: Moonglow by Mike Birch from 1968

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You'll have fun with it... It behaves like it's on rails..
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Re: Moonglow by Mike Birch from 1968

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'Lovely job Stuart! :P

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Re: Moonglow by Mike Birch from 1968

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Finally got the chance to get some air under the wings of the Moonglow at Norfolk's finest flying site at Binham.
one click of down trim and 10% with rudder aileron mix for sustained knife-edge.
Very pleased with it and the Merco 61 was pulling over 11k on a Master 12/6, plenty for effortless verticals and continuous large diamater loops
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Re: Moonglow by Mike Birch from 1968

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Nicely done Classic aerobat, Stuart.
You started the thread with a MERCO 61 twin-plug in the assembly. Have you abandoned that one as a 'looker' ?
I am still flying a twin-plug 61 that was gifted to me by the late John Singleton (third in Nats, June 1960; OMU valve Rx and Reeds). Bearings are good and it has only needed one piston ring replacement. 12 x 6 prop is the favourite for that sprightly motor.
John's Skylark (3-view Plan feature, RCM&E, Jan 1961), rebuilt in 2003, was flying until a few years ago at 5Lb 8oz, a few oz under your Moonglow. When I finish the CAD for that from his original drawings, it will probably end up on a well known free plans site.
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Re: Moonglow by Mike Birch from 1968

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Congratulations on your first flight of your very beautiful model.

These classics have an aura about them, unobtainable with the current crop of modern aerobatic models.
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Re: Moonglow by Mike Birch from 1968

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Congratulations from the continent as well! :D
To me it has the same balanced type of looks the Kwik Fly has, setting them apart from their comtemporaries, Moonglow being the more refined of the two.
Looking at the over all lay out, does it resemble the KF in flight / handling properties?
If not, what are the differences / improvements?
I'm also interested in, if any, the differences between the Merco 60 twin plug and the ENYA 60 II, that powered the proto KF.
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